Janice Kew

Bavarian Nordic A/S , one of a few companies with an approved mpox vaccine, is increasing the number of jabs it could supply to deal with an outbreak in Africa.

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has seen cases of mpox infection in pregnant women being passed on to unborn babies in central Africa, Director-General

The US will continue to work with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization to ensure the spread of a lethal outbreak of mpox in Africa doesn't develop into a pandemic.

African health-care workers fighting the rapid spread of a virulent mpox strain will learn how to effectively scratch under layers of children's skin to induce an immune response, a method not widely used in inoculation rollouts for decades.

The diagnostic tool is a real-time polymerase chain reaction test made by Abbott Molecular.

The case against Steinhoff International Holdings NV 's former head of treasury was postponed until Feb. 14 by a South African court as local authorities grapple with the fallout of an accounting scandal that led to the near-collapse of the global retailer seven years ago.

The delay in Grobler's case is to allow for further investigation, according to the NPA's regional spokeswoman Lumka Mahanjana.

The risk of international spread from Rwanda of the highly virulent Marburg disease is almost zero as the East African nation’s quick and highly co-ordinated response has brought its first-ever outbreak under control.

South Africa's Public Investment Corp., which manages 3 trillion rand ($169 billion) of assets, says it's seeking a chief executive officer with the incumbent poised to retire next year.

Mpox has killed 1,100 people in Africa so far this year as a lack of vaccines, congested refugee camps and prisons fuel the spread of a disease that can also result in blindness and disfigurement.